Scientometric evaluation of endodontic publications by Gulf Cooperation Council region in 21st century

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Abstract

Objectives: The appraisal of research productivity is one of the key indicators to evaluate any area of knowledge. The current study aimed to analyze the Scopus-indexed publications on endodontics produced by Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region from 2000 to 2020.

Methodology: The dataset was extracted in May 2021 from Elsevier's Scopus database. Two keywords ("endodontic" and "endodontics") were entered into the basic search with the Boolean operator of OR for a period of 20 years from 2000 to 2020.

Results: Overall, the GCC region contributed 2.82% of the global endodontic research. This share has shown a remarkable increase between 2001 and 2020 from 0.82% to 7.20%. About 60% of documents' volumes were produced during the 2016-2020 period. Around 80% of research was produced by Saudi Arabia, while research articles produced by Kuwait gained the highest citation impact. Out of the ten productive institutions, nine belonged to Saudi Arabia and one was from Kuwait. The majority of research collaboration was conducted with the United States, but research articles produced in collaboration with Japan yielded the highest citation impact.

Conclusion: The study highlighted various scientometric attributes of endodontic publications produced by GCC affiliated researchers. The ongoing growth of endodontic literature by GCC countries along with the increasing international collaboration is considered aspiring.

Keywords: Endodontic; Endodontics; Gulf cooperation council region; Research productivity; Scientometric


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